Definition of "soak" []

• To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid. (verb-transitive)
• To immerse in liquid for a period of time. (verb-transitive)
• To absorb (liquid, for example) through or as if through pores or interstices. (verb-transitive)
• To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To take in or accept mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the gossip. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Maybe he thinks the period of White guilt pre-soak is over, and full-on cleansing can begin."
• "Prime bathtub manga, the ideal complement for a good, relaxing soak, is generally romantic in nature, though not necessarily mushy."
• "* Looking out my Aunt's guestroom window, I watched dark cordes* of rain soak the town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape."